Philip Melancon is a long-sitting musician and entertainer of New Orleans.  His musical career started on WWL as the resident songwriter for the legendary children’s show Popeye and Pals. From there to the Columns Hotel, then two decades in the Bayou Bar of the Pontchartrai... Read more

Charmaine Neville’s rich voice and warm personality have made her a favorite entertainer in the New Orleans club scene and at festivals across the world. A member of one of New Orleans’ most vaunted musical families, Neville has put her own stamp on the rich traditions of N... Read more

Brice Miller wears many hats in the New Orleans music landscape, most notably as a trumpeter and vocalist in several popular jazz bands, and also as a music educator and entrepreneur. The Grammy-nominated Miller was born in the Crescent City into a musical family; his fathe... Read more

Naydja CoJoe is a talented smooth jazz singer whose substantial career led her to being recently named as the newest members of one of the legendary Dixie Cups. CoJoe was raised in New Orleans and began singing while part of a NORD (New Orleans Recreation Department) summer... Read more

John Rankin is a guitarist extraordinaire, educator, raconteur, and local personality who embodies the spirit of New Orleans in every performance. He has been described as a New Orleans hybrid of Leo Kottke and Chet Atkins, but his expansive style covers many genres. A vers... Read more

Delfeayo Marsalis carries the musical legacy of his father to the stage and the studio as an internationally acclaimed trombonist, composer, and producer, and promoter of musical theatre and education. As a member of the illustrious Marsalis family (including patriarch pian... Read more

Herlin Riley is the drummer’s drummer, the go-to rhythm master who keeps the beat for Wynton Marsalis, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Ahmad Jamal, Harry Connick, Jr., and a host of other jazz greats as well as with his own combos. His impeccable chops on the kit and ... Read more

Quiana Lynell excites audiences around the world with her gospel-tinged, soul-dripping jazz vocals. A Texas native, Lynell earned a music degree at LSU. She played with her trio at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, which led to her performing in Poland with trumpete... Read more

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Grammy-winning Nicholas Payton is a trumpet virtuoso, multi-instrumentalist musician, composer, and writer whose performances dazzle crowds and whose writings have sparked spirited discussions on the deepest meanings of jazz and race. Nicholas Payton, born in 1973, is the ... Read more